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There are thousands of neurotransmitters (brain chemicals) at work in your brain, constantly being released via neural pathways created by axons and special branches that reach out from your brain cells like tree limbs called dendrites. About 10% of your neurotransmitters are in charge of...

Our brains are pretty amazing, but the rest of our bodies have incredible intelligence as well. The heart is one organ that we normally relegate to simple, but important tasks like pumping blood to our organs and cells, but it has additional wisdom to offer.
Our...

The incredible implications of a meditation habit have been widely documented, but sometimes it brings the point home to look at the actual brain chemicals (neurotransmitters) that are affected when we sit in quiet contemplation and raise our consciousness.
There are seven important neurotransmitters that change...

Do you have difficulty experiencing a calm, fully-present experience of life? When you try to meditate or stay in the moment, do you feel as if you are constantly pulled into the future, or do traumatic events from the past flood your brain? While this...